On June 17, Brazilian social, trade union and youth movements delivered a set of economic proposals to the Brazilian Ministry of Finance that will be forwarded to the financial institutions of the BRICS economic bloc countries, weeks before the BRICS summit, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro on July 6 and 7.
The Ministry of Finance’s International Economic Cooperation coordinator, Mariana Davi, told Brasil de Fato that various initiatives have been promoted to listen to representatives of civil society – intellectuals, researchers, popular movements and NGOs – on the role of BRICS in the global economy. A thematic seminar was also organized in May at the University of Brasilia (UnB), in partnership with the Ministry of Finance.
“The councils and forums are organized initiatives that seek to make an impact on various BRICS agendas, including the economic and financial agenda. Thus, the documents are a synthesis of recommendations agreed by the members of the councils and forums on the issues of the grouping’s financial pillar. This is a fundamental dialogue for listening to the demands of civil society on the bloc’s mechanisms and for building inclusive and effective financial strategies,” said the Finance Ministry official.
As a next step, a final report will be drawn up, which will bring together the main issues addressed and systematize the agenda discussed at this unprecedented meeting between the Ministries of Finance, the Central Banks of BRICS and civil society,” Davi explained.
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